Dear Joe and family,
 I am just SO sorry that we did not know of Mom’s passing. She and my Mama taught together at Northeast High School here in Ft, Lauderdale, Florida and Mama always called Carol “Scoop” as she always seemed to have the latest “scoop” on things! :). She became one of my teachers at Ft.Lauderdale High School (I’m class of 1970).  We knew your Dad, and were privileged to be able to take both of them and their friends Eunice and her husband to dinner when they were in port from a cruise and heading home.  

Please know how much I loved her….we HAD spoken thank goodness, but I never knew she was in such ill health.  

Sending you all prayers for a blessed holiday albeit now always bittersweet.  I understand.  

Barbara Taxis Yatrousis and Steve

Don and Carol are two of the most loving and caring people I've met in Kentucky. I met them when Carol called me and ask me to speak at one of her events about 14 or 15 years ago. From that moment on we became the closest of friends and Don and Carol became a part of Louisville's International Festival of film and a lot of its success is a result of them both. I love Don's stories whenever we'd have lunch and Carols strictness of making sure everything was in its right place. 
They were two people who had hearts of gold.  I will miss our lunches at Christy's and I'll miss Carol's sternness of "It has to be right"
God Bless them both and I know they are holding hands and Carol is organizing a meeting and Don is building something. I bet his has his pipe back. :-)

Carol was a year ahead of me in school.  We lived on the same street in West Buckhannon for a few years. I think she was valedictorian of her class.  She  was a person to admire!  Sincere sympathy to her family. 
Myrna Queen 

I enjoyed working with Carol and Don at Louisville’s International Festival of Film. This photo was taken when my mother and I met Carol and Don for brunch at Science Hill Inn. We followed lunch with a fun tour of Christmas decorations at Wakefield-Scearce Galleries. Everyone had a marvelous day. Both my mom and Carol were teachers and they enjoyed talking about their teaching adventures. Carol was a wonderful person and she will be missed. 

Joe & family,  We are so sad to hear of your great loss. Your mother & Dad both were very special to us.  We appreciated so much their visits to the hospital when Bob was there.  They  were so faithful to stop by in Morehead on their way to/from WV where they visited family & friends. Don came all the way to Pike Co.  to be Best Man in our wedding. Bob was Best Man for their wedding later.  May God bless you, Joe & family, with His Peace. 


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Carol and I met and became good friends when we were teachers at the same school in Fort Lauderdale. It was the mid-1970s, so we’ve known each other for a long time. She was in my wedding party, and Don was in my husband’s party. They were both single, and we wondered if they would get along. As everyone knows they did, and married a few years later. Carol and I have kept in touch, mainly by phone. I will certainly miss our conversations.

Joe, Shannon, Max and Peri,  

  My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. I am sorry to hear about the loss of your mom. I really loved your mom and dad. They have left a huge hole in my heart. If you all need anything let me know. Love to all. May God give you peace and comfort at this time. 

I introduced Don and Carol in Fort Lauderdale in 1969 and they subsequently married.  They were happily married for the remainder of their lives.  They were school teachers throughout their marriage and were excellent role models for the hundreds of students they taught.  They will be missed by these students as well as their colleagues in education.

Will always remember decorating the Old Gym at PRP for the Junior Prom in 1987, long day!  Then returning to chaperone the dance that evening!  Tireless worker, wanting students to build great memories. 
Just one of the many volunteer services she provided.   Always there when needed,  will miss my friend.

L-R- Carol June (back), cousin (James) Farrell (front in tub), oldest sister Shirley (back), me-youngest sister Marilyn

When we were young and lived on a farm my two sisters and I shared a long bedroom. Oldest sister Shirley slept in front of room, Carol June slept by the door, and I slept on the other side of the door into our room. At night they would throw marbles and bounce them off the wall by my bed. I am positive that I am only alive today because an embroidered 'Now I lay me down to sleep...' sampler done by one of our grandmothers hung at the foot of my bed! I still have it.💞 What they say about payback is true, but that's a long story. 😊 I love and miss you my sister.💔 Marilyn

I remember Mrs Hamilton as she was my school teacher that tough sounded voice you knew not to act up in her room. I learned a lot from her as she took time with me when I didn’t know how to do things. Very nice lady. RIP 

Kathy Dufton Alexander 

Carol and Don were both very kind and generous to me over the years. In 1993, Carol threw a surprise 40th birthday party for me. I was thrilled and quite touched. Then in 2002, she and Don drove me to the ER when I had chest pains that turned out to be a heart attack. Carol stayed with me the whole time until I was admitted. They were the best of friends to me. 

I remember Carol and her husband helping out at Teacher Appreciation Day at VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL when I volunteered to help one year.  No matter the reason or the season, they were always the helpers!  Nobody was ever more active in community events than those two,! We have lost a wonderful duo, but I have no doubt they will be helping in Heaven if they can, and their example touched so many of us!

I never really knew Don and Carol, but I do remember seeing them every Sunday at South Jefferson Baptist Church.  Which is how I know Joe. I am so sorry for loss of your sweet mother. She is know at peace and has reached her final destination, with God. I know you will keep your mom and dad's memory alive as you continue on. Hugs my friend...

What a beautiful lady she is!!! First met Carol in an exercise class at Valley View Baptist Church. We bonded over our mutual employment with JCPS. She and my mother, Verna Roth, were co-workers at Iroquois Middle School, very good friends as well! Love Carol for guiding me through a beginner’s computer night class at PRP.  We came together again over my husband Henry’s business, window cleaning. She hired him  and made sure he took care of her son Joe’s windows as well…that was Carol, always thinking of others.  I’m thankful for her friendship not only to me but my family as well.  Praying for Joe & family.

Whenever we had a family event, she was always the first person to call me to see what she could bring.  In recent years, she always brought me flowers when she came. Ronnie will definitely miss her potato salad-her’s was the best he ever tasted. Of course, my favorite memory was her glass blue shrimp bowl she brought on Christmas Day (shrimp cocktail). Those of us who did dishes always handled it with TLC because we didn’t want to break it.   She will truly be missed.  Love you all.  Pam

Carol did so much for so many with no expectation of return. She was truly loved for her endless generosity to others. She was my mentor and took me under her wing as I was a first-year teacher, to teach me how to be a great teacher. I will always be thankful for that. She was a great math teacher and touched so many lives.

Outside of professional work, Carol also helped me personally. She came to my farmhouse and taught me how to wallpaper that old house and made it beautiful. We also spent some countless hours trying to outdo each others with cooking our recipes. I have two recipes that every time I make them, I think of Carol Hamilton-one was for Pecan Pie. One was for Challah bread. I give the winning blue ribbon prize to Carol for those two recipes that I have made countless times for 44 years that we have been friends and will continue to make, to honor her memory.

Carol loved Don, but we all know that she had a stubborn streak. Don was a smart man and acted like she was always right, even if she wasn’t. In my book, that made Don extremely Smart. What a couple! They had fun times and did a lot  of adventures together.

Carol loved Joe more than anything. It was, “Joe did this and Joe did that.” You would think he was the best child in the whole world. And you know what? I think maybe he was. I know that I loved Joe because Carol loved Joe and she shared him with all of us as friends to this very day. What great parents and grandparents Carol and Don were!

Carol also loved working in the Eastern Star. She was devoted to doing good works and practicing her faith. If something had to be done, Carol knew how to get it done. And it was done with joy in her heart and a lot out of pocket.

Finally, and most importantly, Carol loved the Lord Jesus Christ. You may look at the person next to you and not know what religion that they are or if they even have a faith but I can assure you that you knew that Carol was a Christian. 

Many fond  memories of growing up next door to my cousins in Tennerton until they moved to Florida - then a visit there too. I loved Carol June’s  piano playing and her love of glassware. Just a few years back, she and Don graciously shared their home so my family could experience the KY Derby. Carol and her family will always have a special place in my heart. Prayers for all her friends and family who will miss her.

OBITUARY

Carol June Hamilton

19 March, 1940 – 1 March, 2023

Heady-Hardy Funeral Home

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